IN OTHER CENTRES.
(BT TELEGRAPH —SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.) » : AUCKL'AND. April 2. Addressing a mass meeting of women at the Choral Hall yesterday, Her Excellency LadyPlunket said that in the last 10 years 15,905 Infants under twelve months of ago had died in New Zealand. Including these, 20,309 children under five years oid had been lost to the country. Referring to the books- which, Her Excellency said, many young mothers with delicate babies were compelled to consult, she declared that nearly all of them used the term "generally speaking." They did not lay down a hard-and-fast rule, the authors knowing that every infant form - differed in internal economy. Lady Plunket made a strong plea for support for the Auckland Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children, which, she said, the Government was subsidising to the extent of £ for £ .up to £100. . Nurse Cliappol will in Auckland under the auspices of the Society on Thursday. next. Research Scholarships. Tho publication of the joint report from Professors Scott, Evans, and Chilton, regarding the proposed scientific research scholarships, has caused some surprise at the Auckland University College, which has not yet received a copy of tii.o report. Professor Segar stated yesterday that tho professorial board hero had not been .forwarded particulars of tho scholarships, • but;■ when such was done a meeting, of the board would be called to consider tho question. The Csupcn System. , In connection with the coupon system, which tho bakers of Auckland are considering, an interesting statement has beeu ■made by a gentleman intimately connected with the trade. It might, he thought, suit the cases of bakers selling for delivery over the cou itor, but bo' was doubtful of it otherwise. He stated that he knew a large bread company which had tried the system in Christchurch about 16 years ago. It worked all right for three or four months, until the novelty wore off. Then the company's carters would come in after their rounds,. and say that Mrs. So-and-So was out when they called, but. she had left a message. asking them to leave three , loaves, and woujd give them the coupons next day. The same thing happened daily, not in tho ease of one' customer -only, but about 50 or 60 of thorn-. • ; Thbii v the carters began to get muddled. They forgot who owed them coupons,-and who did not. When that stage 1 was reached the bakers gave up, tho' coupon system. , They found they wero giving away about a cart-load of bread a week without booking. Juvenile Offenders. .
The increasing number of Juvenilo criminal cases, being : 'dealt; with,'in tho Courts led Mr. C. M. Kettle, S.M.y to reluctantly pass a salutary sentence on two lads who ' were brought' before him yesterday. The lads, | both of respectable parentage, had been remanded; on icharges of .breaking into the motor 1 launch Rawa, and stealing therefrom one tin of benzine, also with breaking into other launches and. stealing various articles. The probation officer had been asked to report on the past conduct of the larls, and his report was favourable.-' Mr.- Singer, on behalf of defendants' guardians, offered to make good the damage, which totalled some ■ £6 or £7. The boys boarded various launches, purloined a number of; fishing lines and benzino; then went aboard the launch Rawa and endeavoured to set the mechanism going, the intention being to set out on a grand fishing excursion. A considerable-quantity of benzine was wasted in the'endeavour to set. the launch's engines working. Mr. Singer suggested that a birching should bq ordered. Mr. Kettle agreed that a whipping was tho. best thing that could bo done for the boys. It was the first, time ho had ordered such a "punishment, and ho greatly regretted having, to do so, but juvenile crime was becoming so frequent-'that it was imperative that steps should bo-taken to deter it. Matters wcro going so far. with young people in tho ' dominion ,that 'unless- the Courts resorted to'some severe methods crimo would become alarmingly common. The boys in this ca'so were lads of respectable parents, with nothing previously known against them. Committment to an industrial school was not, ifi. his opinion, • a desirable remedy under such circumstances. Tho order of the Court would be that each of the boys receivo 12 strokes with tho birch, to bo delivered by ' a"" constable, - in the ' -progene, if so desired, of the boys' parents or guardians. So .many young, people had been before, the Court for various offences during the last few weeks that the timo : had arrived when whiopiiig seemed to be the only suitable remedy, and if that were not effective, something else jnust bo tried. Water Polios. . In connection with the charges against two boys yesterday of breaking into and stealing a paunch,-Mr. Kettle, S.M., commented upon the . urgent and absolute flecessity of a polico launch for use in the harbour. Not only was it required for guarding vessels lying in. port, and, 'for ready assistance; in the.event of an accident, but equally for the carrying out of the-harbour regulations, ' and for tho better security of thoso who had property anchored, in the - waters of the harbour. Tho matter, is taken \if> ,by 1 the " Herald," which , says'; in tho .-'i/'"vivof a leader:—Tho matter is constantly. Hmnjw i weed: upon public attention in'an infinite t.y of ways, but tho police authoriHc? -look - tlmly onj "'and are not', stirred .Ui '' Hon i.'. u"\y ovidenco of tlio necessity to.; fatablis'mi;: s\wa'fer. police. At the . last Harbour Board mnHiiig . tho .question camo up again, and at yesterday's. Polico Court • Mr. Kettle spoko very strongly 011 tho matter, but experience hr.« that the Government will not stir unless' the local authorities insist that t-lv cshtmg 'intolerable state of affairs shall continue 110 longferr There should be a polico motorjauv-h ami , a small detail of suitable mec s ; . : -n-.- l to the special work of harbour patr -l uu i tection. Tho expense would be only. a (V«thundred pounds annually, and ..the mull 'would be immediately seen in the restoration ofi a 'security which has* been' practically thrown away. It is not only a danger to shipping property, but a. danger to the common woal, that this extensive maritime district of Auckland should ..become the haUnt of thieves 'and the training ground of ' lawbreakers. The- seven- .or eight members of_ Parliament who represent constituencies' directly interested in this question should be requested by-the Harbour Board to press it upon the attention of tho Government, and to take no ambiguous answer in a matter of such urgency and simplicity. There have been thefts without number, serious assaults, .frequent ac'cidents, constant violation of regulations, and all the other inevitable. features, of a policelesa area, 'and there can be no doubt as to the shoulders upon which responsibility lies. v . V ■ Technical College. The application. of the. Auckland Education Board for a special allowance of £410 for the rental of additional building in connection with the Technical College in Rutland Street has not been as favourably received as was at first anticipated. At the meeting of tho Board yestorday, a letter was read -from the Inspector-General of. Schools, stating that a grant of £200 only had been approved. "It is considered.' , pointedly pursued the Inspector-General, "that the difference between .the sum ap-. plied for and that granted may well be met out of the interest accruing from the contribution of tho Auckland 'Savings Bank for the Auckland Technical College, on which a £' for £ subsidy was paid in February, 1907." Tho Board decided to reply stating a course was inadvisable, and they did not think it could legally be done, as the money was donated solely' for the purpose of building a new college.
DUNEDIN. . ' April 2. It is said to be the intention of the master bakers to approach the Arbitration Court with a. view of being released from the Union rate of wages on account of the witting, that is taking place.. The present cut-.|
ting prices, they say, mean a serious loss to all ongaged in the baking business. Rabbit Extermination. About a fortnight ago the Chief. Inspector of Stock (Mr. Bruce), .in company .with the agents for tho " Suddeth" and'"H.'D." rabbit exterminating machines, . visited the Lakes District, where .highly successful trials of tho machines were mado. , The "Suddeth," an Australian, invention, treated fifty holes in sixty", '-minutes, and the' "H.D.," a contrivance of Mr. Hunter Weston's (Middlomarch), operated upon 13S holes in fifty-five minutes. 1 ' So'satisfactory were the results that the. " Star' 1 understands tliat the Stock Department has bought both machines. Presentations. 1 ; Mr. F. G. Cray, who leaves Dunedin tomorrow by the Monowai to, take up his residence in : Wellington, after a connection with Dunedin extending over twenty-four, years, has been presented' with tokens of. respect by the Firo . Board, the residents of Ravensbourno, and .others... Price of Eggs. The egg market is - firming.' on account of inquiries from the North, especially from Wellington, where it .is, said., the bakers missed putting down ..their, winter .supplies, hut there seems no likelihood that eggs will become dear in Dunedin. Pullets arc'laying very much earlier than usual owing to the. mild weather experienced, and if the quantity of eggs coming forward" from the country is not as large' as in, former.years, .there is, by way of compensation, a large supply in cool storage. ' I. ' ..... • , Harbour Board. The Otago Harbour Board this afternoon authorised the expenditure ,of, £20,000 for dredging and '£3750 for. widening Rattray Street "Wharf. , ;
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19080403.2.26
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 163, 3 April 1908, Page 5
Word Count
1,585IN OTHER CENTRES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 163, 3 April 1908, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.